The Asia Foundation Recognizes 2026 Lotus Leadership Awardees
NEW YORK, NY – April 10, 2026 – Jacqueline Novogratz, Women's Business Center (WBC) Mongolia, and Microsoft honored for expanding economic pathways for women across Asia and the Pacific
Women's Empowerment
Lao Women’s Union and The Asia Foundation Reaffirm Partnership to Advance Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Laos
VIENTIANE CAPITAL, Lao PDR, January 13, 2026 — The Lao Women’s Union (LWU), represented by the Cabinet Office, and The Asia Foundation in Lao PDR (TAF) reaffirmed their long-standing partnership with…
Myanmar: Civil Society Organization and Community Scoping Study
Drawing on scoping studies conducted in 2024, the Amplify country briefs provide an overview of current peace and security challenges women experience at all levels of society in Cambodia, Lao…
Lao PDR: Civil Society Organization and Community Scoping Study
Drawing on scoping studies conducted in 2024, the Amplify country briefs provide an overview of current peace and security challenges women experience at all levels of society in Cambodia, Lao…
Cambodia: Civil Society Organization and Community Scoping Study
Drawing on scoping studies conducted in 2024, the Amplify country briefs provide an overview of current peace and security challenges women experience at all levels of society in Cambodia, Lao…
Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Myanmar: Civil Society Organization and Community Scoping Study
Drawing on scoping studies conducted in 2024, the Amplify country briefs provide an overview of current peace and security challenges women experience at all levels of society in Cambodia, Lao…
Chaithri Ranatunge
Chaithri Ranatunge joined The Asia Foundation in 2013 and has worked with the Mental Health and Psychosocial Program and managed projects on combating human trafficking. As a Senior Program Manager…
Evangeline de Silva
Evangeline de Silva has been part of The Asia Foundation’s Sri Lanka office since 2017, contributing to the Gender and Justice Program in various roles, most recently as senior program…
Securing Women’s Peace: A Political Economy Analysis of Women, Peace and Security in ASEAN, Cambodia, Lao PDR, and the Philippines
Drawing on The Asia Foundation’s Practical Guide to Political Economy Analysis and produced under the AMPLIFY program, this report applies a political economy lens to Women, Peace and Security (WPS)…
Charting the Course: Bangladesh’s Small Businesses Make Pitch for Growth
Sharmin Sultana confidently stepped up to the podium. She cleared her throat, her lips eliciting a small smile. “As a faculty member at Daffodil International University, I saw firsthand the…
She Can: Building Resilient Communities in Indonesia Through Women’s Financial Literacy
Lindawati, a rice farmer in rural West Kalimantan, supports her family through modest harvests of 180 to 300 kilograms—usually enough for six months of food. With her husband unable to…
The Asia Foundation Honors Global Champions of Women’s Rights at 2025 Lotus Leadership Awards
On April 22, The Asia Foundation hosted its 2025 Lotus Leadership Awards dinner at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City. The event celebrated global champions of women’s rights and…